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WikiLeaks: the place without limits?
The long and interesting entry of Lucas Ospina, the neighbor blogger, as well as thousands of articles written on the subject, force me to confess my internal contradiction regarding the status of hero or thief of the brain of WikiLeaks, particularly in respect of the means and limits to the release of data by the Australian and his team.
Read MoreThe challenges of the new Attorney General
Viviane Morales will not have much time to celebrate her election as Attorney General since the challenges she will have to face are varied and difficult. It is impossible to analyze them all in one column, reason why I will highlight the four challenges that seem most important.
Read More“Extreme blackmail” in the Western world
Annika Dalén, researcher of Dejusticia, talks about the burqa ban and the “extreme blackmail” in the Western world due to the threats France faces for banning the use of the burka in public.
Read MoreDrug policy and prison situation in Colombia
This paper demonstrates how drug policy in the country tended to a progressive hardening along the twentieth century and, notwithstanding, failed to be effective in reducing supply and in combating organized crime networks dedicated to trafficking. In contrast, they have had a major impact on the prison system and in the lives of thousands of people who have lost their liberty due to drug-related crimes.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court: sheep or wolf?
URIBE’S SUPPORT TO THE ASYLUM of his intelligence director rounded the image of the Supreme Court that he and his followers had wanted to sell the country: that of a partisan court, composed of judges whose robes are just the sheepskin covering ferocious wolf politicians.
Read MoreEarly childhood education: law and investment
There are few investments as just and economically effective as public expenditure to provide an early and qualified education to children from poor and discriminated families.
Read MoreTaking seriously the women victims of conflict
Colombian women have been disproportionately affected by armed conflict. In this week of non-violence against women, it is important to analyze how the state should advance through legislation and public policies to eradicate violence against them.
Read MoreWhat if the British had colonized us?
THAT IS THE QUESTION THAT Marianne Ponsford launches in SoHo.
Read MoreThe forced displacement of Afro-Colombians.
This monitoring report assesses the degree of implementation and government compliance orders issued by the Constitutional Court in 2009 (Auto 005), to protect the rights of Afro victims of forced displacement.
Read MoreFor a plan
Santos’ new nominees for the Attorney General’s Office have a better profile than some of the people Uribe had used us to. Now, what is important is that the one selected will formulate a policy of serious criminal investigation.
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